Research
HESA’s core mission is to support the advancement of higher education across all nations of the UK through the data it collects, assures and disseminates.
Our Research strategy describes how we undertake research to advance public knowledge and understanding of UK higher education, and to improve our own outputs in the public interest.
Our review of the Impact of research illustrates how we are meeting those aims and aspirations.
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Graduate wellbeing: How does the design and nature of work relate to life evaluations and present emotions?
In this insight, HESA researchers explore whether there are any differences in how a particular aspect of employment quality is associated with various measures of wellbeing.
Ready for the weekend? How data relating to the Graduate Outcomes survey process can be used in assessing the validity of subjective wellbeing information
In this insight, HESA researchers examine the association between the day of the week the Graduate Outcomes survey was submitted and different measures of wellbeing.
Keeping track: Can linking higher education records tell us anything about the quality of parental education data?
First-in-family data has been the subject of discussion within the sector over the past year. In this piece, HESA assess the quality of the parental education information we collect.
Assessing the quality of further and interim study data collected in the Graduate Outcomes survey
Research comparing the answers provided by survey respondents about further and interim study with data from the HESA Student record.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Graduate Outcomes 2019/20
The majority of Graduate Outcomes survey respondents graduated in summer 2020 as restrictions were easing from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. These cohorts were surveyed in Autumn 2021 when case numbers were high and the vaccination programme underway.
Looking beyond access: How do graduate perceptions of their work vary by socioeconomic disadvantage?
HESA researchers explore the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage and graduate outcomes.
Time to take SOC: Graduate reflections on the design and nature of their work by occupation
HESA researchers explore the relation between graduates' own assessments of their work and the occupational classification of those jobs.
Reaching out: The added value of HESA’s new measure of socioeconomic disadvantage
HESA researchers look further at the utility of their new measure of disadvantage to the higher education sector.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 2020/21 Student data
The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020, roughly two thirds of the way through the 2019/20 academic year.
Regional variation in the design and nature of graduate work: a first look
Geographical analysis of HESA's new statistical measure of the design and nature of work.